Question

Is chloral hydrate having hydrogen bonds​

Answer 1

Answer:

Hydrogen bonding in chloral hydrate. Normally, chlorine doesn't form hydrogen bonds because despite its electronegativity, the size of the atom is such that its electron density is too low to form hydrogen bonds. However, chlorine forms hydrogen bonds in chloral hydrate (2,2,2-trichloroethane-1,1-diol).

Answer 2

Yes, chloral hydrate has hydrogen bonds in it.

- The IUPAC name of chloral hydrate is 2,2,2-trichloro ethane- 1,1-diol (C2H3Cl3O2).

- The hydrogen bond is formed between the two chlorine atoms at 2- position and the hydrogen atoms of the two hydroxyl groups attached at 1- position.

- So, there are 2 hydrogen bonds in one molecule of chloral hydrate.

- Hence, chloral hydrate contains intra- molecular hydrogen bonding in it.